The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-07

Petition of Elton A. Smith for permission to
repair house northwest corner South Broad and
Montgomery streets. Referred to Committee
on Fire
Application of c. r. Dorset for separate
titles 70 lot Is Columbia ward. Referred to
Committee on City Lots.
Petition of John Steinberg for permission TO
reShingle house on lot So Greene ward. Re
ferred to Committee on Fire
Petition OF Samuel z. Hamilton for permits
sion TO remodel paper mill so as to convert same
into dwellings. referred to Committee on
Fire
Petition of c. c. Ehlers for permission to re-
pair house on lot is, North 0glethorpe ward.
Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition of j. D. Sheehan for permission to
repair house on lot %, Greene ward. Referred to
Committee on Fire.
Petition of l. W. Haskell for the Southern
Cotton Seed Oil Company. asking that the mill
to be erected by said company within the west
ern limits of the city be exempted from certain
taxation Referred to Committee on Assess
mentS.
Petition of c. w, King relative TO specific tax,
1887. Referred to Committee on Finance.
Application NJ c. Elliott for permission to
make sewer connection with Drayton street
sewer from premises corner Drayton and Tay-
lor streets. Referred to Committee on Streets
and Lanes and Sanitary Board with power to
act.
Application of J. G. Thompson for permission
to make sewer connection with Bolton street
sewer from premises, northeast corner Hall and
Habersham streets. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Lanes and Sanitary Board with
power to act.
Application of Catherine Myers for permission
to make sewer connection with Charlton street
sewer from premises corner Price and Charlton
streets. Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Lanes and Sanitary Board with power to
act.
Application of Robert McIntire for permission
to make pipe connection with Barnard street
sewer from premises No. III Congress street.
Referred to Committee on Streets and Lanes
and Sanitary Board with power to act,
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading
By Alderman Reid
AN ORDINANCE to require all persons selling
through the streets Of the city of Savannah
any articles sold in the market to take out
badges; to provide for the issuing of such
badges, and to provide penalties for selling
without such badges
The Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, do hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION l. That all persons renting stalls in the
market by the year shall be furnished by the
Clerk of Council with badges to be known as
market badges without expense to them, which
badges shall be used by them whenever they de-
sire to sell on the streets after market hours.
SEC, 2. That all green grocers on paying their
taxes be furnished by the Clerk of Council with
badges to be known as market badges without
expense to them, which badges shall be used by
them whenever they desire to sell on the streets
of the city after market hours.
Sec. 3. That all fishermen and persons selling
produce of their own raising be required to take
out badge to be known as a free badge for
selling in the streets of Savannah, which badge
shall be furnished by the Clerk of Council with
| out expense to the applicant upon satisfactory
evidence that the party is fisherman or raiser
of produce.
SEC. 4. That all hucksters required by ord-
nance to take out badges and pay for same
shall obtain said badges from the City Treasurer
which badges shall be known as huckster badges
SEC. 5. That all persons selling in the streets
of Savannah, in wagons or otherwise shall keep
the badge furnished by the Clerk of Council in
conspicuous place either upon the wagon or
upon the person so that the same can be plain
ly seen, and any person selling upon the streets
of the City of Savannah without having said
badge, and without having same conspicuousy
displayed, shall be punished on conviction
| thereof in the Police Court of Savannah by fine
not exceeding twenty-five dollars or imprison-
| ment not exceeding ten days, or both in the dis
| erection of the Mayor or acting Mayor presiding in
said court.
SEC. 8. That nothing in this ordinance shall be
taken or held as repeating or modifying the or
dinance passed in Council March 10, 1884, in re-
| lation to street hawkers.
ELECTIONS.
VIM. B. Adams was elected a Port Warden to
fill the vacancy occasoned by the resignation of
! Thos III. Laird.
Angus McAlpin was elected a measurer and
inspector of timber and lumber.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Thomas
Resolved That the Committee on Streets and
Lanes be and they are hereby authorized to dis
| pose of two mules in the Street and Lane De-
| partment which are unfit for service and pur
chase two instead. Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
| WHEREAS The persons owning more than one
half of the real estate in the city of Savannah
on Congress street, between the east side of
West Broad street and the west side of Drayton
street in said city which has frontage on Con-
| gress street between the east side of West
| Broad and the west of Drayton street
| have in writing petitioned the Mayor and Alder
pave, grade and otherwise improve
| the roadway or street proper on
said Congress street between the east
| side of West Broad street and the west side of
| Drayton street. under the act of the Genera
| Assembly approved Sept 5, 1885 entitled IAN
act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the
| city Of Savannah to pave grade, lnacadamize
and otherwise improve fer travel and drainage
the streets and lanes of said city, to provide for
the assessment of portion Of the cost of such
Improvements on real estate AUDITING on each
side of street improved and on street railways
traversing the same, and to provide for the
equalization of such assessments and for the
manner of collecting the same. and declaring
such assessments liens on the property so as
Sessed. and for other purposes" And,
WHEREAS The said the Mayor and Aldermen
of the the city of Savannah do approve said Pc
tion now then be it
Resolved BY the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Savannah, at u regular meeting of Coun-
Gil, that the petition of said petitioners to pave
said Congress street between the east side of
West Broad street and the west side of Drayton
street, be and the same is hereby approved.
Adopted unanimously eleven votes.
BY Alderman Thomas
Be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen Of
the city of SdUdnRSt it Council assembled,
That the City Surveyor be instructed to adver-
tise for proposals to pave Congress street from
east side of West Broad street to the west side
of Drayton street, in said city, reserving the
right to reject any or all bids
Adopted.
The resolutions Of Alderman Bogart intro
duced in Council April 6, 1887, and laid on the
table for four weeks, were taken up seriatim.
Resolution No. /. That the Corporation At
torney be and he is hereby instructed to draw
UP an amendment to the charter Of the city of
Savannah (for the approval of CounciD to be
submitted to the Legislature of the State at its
next session to the effect:
First That the power to veto all ordinances
and resolutions authorizing the expenditure of
money passed by Council be conferred upon the
Mayor of this city.
Adopted.
Resolution No. 2. That at the next election of
a Mayor and Board of Aldermen six (6) Alder
men be elected, who shall hold office for four
"a years, and six (6) Aldermen be elected who
shall hold Office for two % years, and that on
each second year thereafter six 90 Aldermen be
elected who shall hold office for four (4) years.
Lost. Ayes-Aldermen Bogart, Mills, Dun
Thomas, Nell, Reid, Schwarz, Myers and
Wells--6.
BY Alderman Haines--